New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
Two DISAPPOINTED GENERALS.


WASHINGTON. Aug. tfpec;dl.- Members OF tho
Grand Army OF the Republic as well - Union
veterans who cannot belong to that organization 10
washin rton have been greatly AMUSED today by the
report Of General Rosecrans's speech nj the " hfe
House YESTERDAY aud his letter TO physical Wreck
Black the occasion for both Of which was certain
resolutions adopted, General Rosecrans said, oy
the National Veterans Association In mass copven-
ton assembled" Grand Army men are Delighted 70
know that this association OF Veterans or as denerai
Rosecrans in nj, letter to Black styles It, Democratic
yeternns of the National Veterans Association, big
enough to hold mass convention. Shortly before
Mr. CIeyeand's Inauguration as President. rep
reseutative Of this association engaged the Masonic
hsIl in Washr gton, stating that some oOO members
of the association would come to participate in the
inauguration ceremonies They did not come in
body or even in squads. From frat to Last there were
somc forty OF them.
In his istteI 70 Black, General Roaecrans perhaps
unwittingly, but none the ess amusingy. dscloses
the nature OF the grievance which DON OF them
cherish alike against the Grand Army OF the Republic
When tue National Encampment was held at San
Francisco last year they were both tor ths
~ IN ght To he elected perhaps because tho most
succeesui professional soldier among the Survivors
of tho late war; the later because ne wa NO. ooy
good soldier but tor many years was resident OF
California, In which State the enuampment was heid.
Both were disappointed. aul therefore the boni OF
sympathy between item was s.reng VII; So MAINLY
seen that the G. A. r. rs Republican machint was
miserable failure; why 1t at Later time only sur
yived when non-partisanship was made ionaamsn'al
why the hypocrisy OF violating this principle by
taking small partisan advantages In the choico oI W.
officers and the paying OF special public iavors anu
bonors to comrades OF tho Republican persuasion ne
>struck RESPONSIVE chord IN the bosom OF the Pbys
cal Wreck Conn issoner BLACK rs again a candr
date for tho Office OF Conmander-in.C Chief and again
probably he will be disappointed despite ms erorN
10 aide We to and anli-veto Ut the same time.
MR.. WHITNEY BEING UNDECEIyED.
WASHINGTON Aug 4 (SpeciatI.-1he publication In
to-day's TRIBUNE OF the facts IN reiauoa 70 inc
Atlsnta.s battery and its dissrrangsment by the
firing tert created gieat deal OF CONJUNCTION IN the
Navy Department especially in the Bureau OF Ord
Nance which to be Responsible tor every deiec
which has been discovered In the Atlanta rs war
sbip. A TRIBUNE correspondent VINO tired 70 90 co.
was unable to see Secretary Whitney, who was ex
tremely busy wr. Whitney has been the victim OF
ption That he has begun to question the inia-
bty of some OF his ad visers however Is certain For
example, he has made 10 realize within Inc sst
week that it will not do Tor him 10 try TO exact from
the OF steel boiler plates the perform
snce of vexstous and unnecessary, ii not imprsct-
Cable conAitisns. He realizes tho, that5the progress
of tho work en- the new ships nov building has been
unreasonably numbered by the line officers TO whom
the duty OF inspection OF material was intrnsted
hat his conddsace in the ability and JUDGMENT OF tho
Ordnance Bureau has become impaired 10 Indicated oy
bs course in regard to the torpedo BOAT 1t may be
remembered that the money tor that vessel was ap.
propriatsd year aud that tho only step toward
,ts coastru elton thus far has the advertising for
plans at least that al that has been done so f.r AS
the public has been advised, bat tho Ordinance
Bureau was gagged months the plans and spec-
,6cai,ens for \ torpedo boat. The Bureau OF Con-
strrcton was never consulted In regard to the plans
for the bull sether the ad wee OF tae Bureau
Steam Engineering ssked In regard to the engines ana
MACHINERY After the plans he'd been fully developed
and the spe cc stions prepared they were submitted
to Secretary Whitney the result after long delbera-
ton was public advertisement inviting plans io'
a torpedo boat